Rating Group: The National Mining Association
2015-2016 Positions
Issues:
Natural Resources
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 83% |
| John Shimkus | 83% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 83% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 83% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 83% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 83% |
| Lamar Smith | 83% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 83% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 83% |
| Mac Thornberry | 83% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 83% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 83% | |||
| Dave Trott | 83% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 83% |
| Fred Upton | 83% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 83% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 83% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 83% |
| Greg Walden | 83% | |||
| Mark Walker | 83% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 83% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 83% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 83% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 83% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 83% |
| Ed Whitfield | 83% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 83% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 83% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 83% |
| Rob Woodall | 83% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 83% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 83% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 83% |
| Donald Young | 83% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 83% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 82% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 82% |
| Lou Barletta | 82% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 82% |
| Diane Black | 82% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 82% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 82% |
| Trent Franks | 82% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 82% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 82% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 82% |
| Tim Huelskamp | 82% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 82% |
| Randy Hultgren | 82% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 82% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 82% | |||
| Steve Knight | 82% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 82% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 82% |
| Mia Love | 82% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 82% | |||
| Tom Marino | 82% | |||
| Alex Mooney | 82% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 82% |
| Chris Stewart | 82% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 82% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 82% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 81% | |||
| Curt Clawson | 80% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 80% |
| Renee Ellmers | 80% | |||
| Kay Granger | 80% | |||
| Cresent Hardy | 80% | |||
| David Jolly | 80% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 80% | |||
| Candice Miller | 80% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 80% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | Republican | 80% |
| Lynn Westmoreland | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 80% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 79% |
| Justin Amash | 75% | |||
| Ken Buck | 75% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 75% | |||
| Stephen Fincher | 75% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 75% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 75% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 75% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 75% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 75% |
| Collin Peterson | 75% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 75% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 75% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 75% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 75% |
| Brad Ashford | 73% | |||
| Richard Hanna | 73% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 71% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 69% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 67% |
| Frank LoBiondo | 67% | |||
| Bruce Poliquin | 67% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 67% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 83% |
| John Shimkus | 83% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 83% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 83% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 83% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 83% |
| Lamar Smith | 83% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 83% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 83% |
| Mac Thornberry | 83% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 83% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 83% | |||
| Dave Trott | 83% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 83% |
| Fred Upton | 83% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 83% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 83% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 83% |
| Greg Walden | 83% | |||
| Mark Walker | 83% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 83% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 83% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 83% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 83% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 83% |
| Ed Whitfield | 83% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 83% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 83% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 83% |
| Rob Woodall | 83% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 83% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 83% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 83% |
| Donald Young | 83% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 83% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 82% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 82% |
| Lou Barletta | 82% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 82% |
| Diane Black | 82% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 82% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 82% |
| Trent Franks | 82% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 82% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 82% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 82% |
| Tim Huelskamp | 82% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 82% |
| Randy Hultgren | 82% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 82% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 82% | |||
| Steve Knight | 82% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 82% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 82% |
| Mia Love | 82% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 82% | |||
| Tom Marino | 82% | |||
| Alex Mooney | 82% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 82% |
| Chris Stewart | 82% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 82% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 82% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 81% | |||
| Curt Clawson | 80% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 80% |
| Renee Ellmers | 80% | |||
| Kay Granger | 80% | |||
| Cresent Hardy | 80% | |||
| David Jolly | 80% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 80% | |||
| Candice Miller | 80% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 80% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | R | 80% |
| Lynn Westmoreland | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 80% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 79% |
| Justin Amash | 75% | |||
| Ken Buck | 75% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 75% | |||
| Stephen Fincher | 75% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 75% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 75% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 75% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 75% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 75% |
| Collin Peterson | 75% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 75% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 75% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 75% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 75% |
| Brad Ashford | 73% | |||
| Richard Hanna | 73% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 71% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 69% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 67% |
| Frank LoBiondo | 67% | |||
| Bruce Poliquin | 67% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 67% |